# CVE-2026-73898: Missing authorization in Helidon

> Unauthenticated attackers can read and modify Helidon data via HTTP, requiring user interaction, impacting confidentiality and integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9j2j-gf73-89x6

## What is CVE-2026-73898?

CVE-2026-73898 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Helidon, published on 18 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Helidon product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Imperative Web Server).  Supported versions that are affected are 4.0.0-4.4.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Helidon.  Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Helidon, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in  unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Helidon accessible data as well as  unauthorized read access to a subset of Helidon accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-73898?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Helidon.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-73898?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-73898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-73898 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-73898 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Helidon

- [CVE-2026-73930](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-73930/): Missing authorization in Helidon (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-71074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71074/): Auth bypass in Helidon (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-71152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71152/): Auth bypass in Helidon (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-71164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71164/): Auth bypass in Helidon (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-73905](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-73905/): Auth bypass in Helidon (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-73898 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-73898 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Helidon, published on 18 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-73898 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Helidon. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-73898/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-73898/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73898
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73898
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-73898

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